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    ‘No One Else Was Gonna Speak Up’: TMZ’s Van Lathan Emerges as an Unexpected Hero

    Is Kanye West to be Denounced, Scorned or Pitied? NABJ President Invited to Next ‘Nerd Prom’ Sports Media Get ‘B’ on Race Hiring; ‘F’ on Gender Ruling: Temptations’ Edwards Died of Meningitis 3 U.S. Blacks, 2 Latinos Among Next Nieman Class Phone Companies Still Gouging Inmates, Families Native Photographers Go Beyond Stereotypes San Diego Paper…

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    Anne Branigin

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    The Correspondents’ Dinner Displayed the Vast Whiteness of the White House Media 

    Speaking of the Optics of the Annual Dinner . . . Another Study Says Fear of Change Elected Trump 9 Journalists Killed in Afghanistan Bombings JSK, Michigan Fellowships Pick Diverse Next Classes Reid Issues Mea Culpa for Homophobic Remarks Review Finds 1,480 Wrongful Deportation Arrests N.Y. Times Names Four of Color to Politics Team Nathan…

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    Angela Helm

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    Opioid Mixture Killed Veteran News Anchor Roy Hobbs

    Accidental Deaths Grow Among African Americans Cosby Verdict Filtered Through Race, Gender Ala. Paper Acknowledges ‘False Narrative’ on Blacks Joyner Agrees to Drop R. Kelly Music From Show Temple J-School Honored for Equity and Diversity 5,000 Seek 25 Summer Slots at N.Y. Times 100 Campuses Join #SaveStudentNewsrooms Coates, Giago Join Obama, Sotomayor in Academy Nominate…

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    Richard Prince

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    Hate Attackers Invoke Trump’s Name: Report

    More Than 150 Reports Counted Over 18 Months Ala. Paper Admits Failings During Lynching Era Sinclair to Sell 3 More Stations to Williams Black Man Hailed as Hero in Waffle House Killings Vice Wins Peabody for Charlottesville Coverage Marijuana Magazines Sprout as Legalization Spreads Short Takes “Editor’s note: To provide a full picture of what…

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    Angela Helm

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    Blacks in Downtown Philly More Likely to Be Stopped by Police

    Analysis Shows African Americans Comprise Two-Thirds of Stops Indoors Dreamer Supporters Challenge Journalism Course 3 Black Journalists Take Buyout in Cleveland Sherrie Marshall Retires as Macon Telegraph Editor ProPublica, Philly Inquirer Find Misconduct by ICE Elizabeth Vargas Jumps from ABC to A+E Networks Teachings in Racist Textbooks Reverberate Today Douglass Was Committed to Media Ownership…

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    Angela Helm

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    The Night MLK Was Assassinated, as Told by Two White Reporters

    Valentine: ‘Sending Black-White Teams to Blowouts Was an Important Journalistic Policy.’ Levey: ‘I Couldn’t Have Looked More White, or More Establishment, if I Had Tried.’ Smothers: ‘I Was Shocked’ When the FBI Showed a Photo They Took of Me Short Take Two weeks ago, this column presented accounts from three African American reporters who covered…

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    Anne Branigin

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    Essence Drops Its Editor-in-Chief

    Longtime Staffer Patrik Henry Bass Also Out Clyburn to Step Down from FCC after 8 Years Chow Leaving Asian American Journalists Group Short Take Editor-in-Chief Vanessa DeLuca and Editorial Projects Director Patrik Henry Bass of Essence magazine have been let go in a restructuring, sources told Journal-isms on Thursday. DeLuca, who became editor-in-chief in 2013,…

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    Angela Helm

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    How the Pulitzer Board Chose Kendrick Lamar

    First Hip-Hop Artist Picked Over Classical, Jazz Acts . . . ‘As a Black Woman,’ Figuring Out Dylann Roof” Lisa Wilson on Ladder to Lead Sports Editors Group Getty, Ava DuVernay Team to Aid Visual Journalists Nominate a J-Educator Who Promotes Diversity The most surprising Pulitzer Prize Monday came at the very end: The last…

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    Angela Helm

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    Los Angeles Times Union Finds Long-Standing Racial Pay Gap

    Newspaper Underpaid Women, People of Color NAACP Sees Blacks’ Future in State, Local Races Responding to Critics, Sinclair Lashes Out at CNN Local TV News Employs More Than Newspapers Shaun King, Activist Journalist, Detained at Customs Exposure to Gun Violence Can Lead to PTSD Jim Avila to Receive Transplant From His Brother How Ruby Bridges…

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    Anne Branigin

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    Will Trump-Friendly Sinclair Face Consequences for ‘Fake Stories’ Script?

    Journalism Groups Say Broadcaster Crossed Line ICE Seizes Memphis Reporter as Undocumented U.S. to Become ‘Minority White’ in 2045 Lest the Media Forget the Other Civil Rights Leaders Greg Moore ‘Angry’ Over Plight of Denver Post BuzzFeed Headline Led to Trump Tweet, Critic Says More Coverage Given Alleged Violence by Muslims Gaza Journalist Fatally Shot…

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    Angela Helm

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